A woman has opened up about why she commutes to work by plane rather than living in the same city as her job.

Monday to Friday, AirAsia worker Racheal Kaur leaves her house in Penang, Malaysia, at around 5am and travels to the airport to fly to Kuala Lumpur, also in Malaysia - the journey taking 40 minutes - before flying home at the end of each day and getting back at around 7:00pm.

Breaking down her daily routine, the mom explains said: "Usually, I’m up around 4 am, 4:10 am, 4:15 am at the latest. And then, I am showered, dressed, and I leave my home by 5 am.

"And then I take a slow drive to the airport, boarding is at 5:55 am, so it gives me plenty of time to, you know, park my car, put on my shoes, walk over, get myself boarded, check into the flight, sit down."

 

The flight typically takes between 30-40 minutes and she's in the office 'no later than 7:45am' given the office is handily located a five-minute walk from the airport.

But why did she decide to live in a different city to her work and commute by plane?